Triangle Waist Company: Max Blanck

Triangle Waist Company (manufacture of women clothing and linens), located in the lower Manhattan area of New York City in the Asch Building. Triangle Waist Company had two owners Max Blanck and Issac Harris. Black and Harris went to partnership that would capitalize on Blancks business sense and Harris industry expertise. (PBS) Both men were about profits for the company and not their own employees working conditions that would lead to one of the worst disasters. In the Asch Building, the owners would design the layout of the floor, where workers would be unable to communicate with each other, longer hours for the workers, no pay increase, kept scrupulous supplies on hand for workers, employees bags were checked everytime they would leave the building and certain doors would be locked so production would increase. Most of the several hundered Triangle Shirt employees were teenage girls, recent immigrants and spoke little English. (peters) These
Harris and Blanck would escape the fire. By the tiem the fire was over , 146 of the 500 employees had died. (cornell)

After the fire Blanck and Harris advertis to maintain there public image as reliable maufactors. Many people did not believe them, and wanted them to be accountable for there actions. On April 11, Harris and Blanck were indicted on seven counts of manslaughter in the first and second degree (pbs). Harris and blanck would post bail and hair a high price lawyer. Their trail would begin on December 1911 and last around three weeks. Both Blanck and Harris would be acquitted of all the charges.

Harris and Blanck tried to rebuild there company again after the trial. They would go through many troubles with there new company and continueing to pay off new debts. In 1918, Harris and Blanck would close their company for good. Issac Harris would returned to being and independent tailor and Blanck would own other companies